Australian Government Review Under Way of Petition Seeking Ban on Donald Trump Entering Country
Citizen-led petition requesting a permanent ban on the U.S. President, his family and administration has been lodged and awaits ministerial response
A petition addressed to the Australian House of Representatives requesting that the government permanently ban U.S. President Donald Trump, his family and his administration from entering Australia is currently under review by the federal government.
The e-petition, numbered EN7254, states that ‘‘Australians have VALUES of mateship, hard work, righting wrongs and fighting for the underdog’’ and requests the government act to bar Mr Trump and his entourage from the country.
The petition was closed with 2 ,723 signatures and has not yet received a formal ministerial response, despite the Australian Parliament’s guidelines for responses to petitions garnering 50 or more signatures.
Although the government has acknowledged receipt of the petition, it has not published any decision on whether it will lead to visa bans or any substantive policy change.
Under the rules governing federal petitions, the House of Representatives must refer petitions with 50 or more signatures to the relevant minister and ordinarily expects a response within 90 days from presentation.
While the petition’s subject lies within the federal executive’s domain of visa and immigration decisions, the government’s silence to date suggests that any action remains under internal consideration.
The petition comes at a time when Australia has not hosted a sitting U.S. President since Barack Obama attended the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane in 2014. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Trump in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 2025, signalling ongoing diplomatic engagement between the two countries.
The petition’s request for a ‘‘permanent ban’’ expands beyond conventional visa control, calling for exclusion of an entire administration rather than individuals, and invokes values-based language aimed at underscoring perceived misalignment between the petitioners’ view of Australian national character and the actions or rhetoric of President Trump.
No government official has indicated whether the petition will trigger a substantive policy decision or whether it will be treated formally as a request without further action.
As matters stand, the petition remains formally open for ministerial response and is pending a decision on whether to provide that response publicly or to take it forward into policy or regulatory review.
The e-petition, numbered EN7254, states that ‘‘Australians have VALUES of mateship, hard work, righting wrongs and fighting for the underdog’’ and requests the government act to bar Mr Trump and his entourage from the country.
The petition was closed with 2 ,723 signatures and has not yet received a formal ministerial response, despite the Australian Parliament’s guidelines for responses to petitions garnering 50 or more signatures.
Although the government has acknowledged receipt of the petition, it has not published any decision on whether it will lead to visa bans or any substantive policy change.
Under the rules governing federal petitions, the House of Representatives must refer petitions with 50 or more signatures to the relevant minister and ordinarily expects a response within 90 days from presentation.
While the petition’s subject lies within the federal executive’s domain of visa and immigration decisions, the government’s silence to date suggests that any action remains under internal consideration.
The petition comes at a time when Australia has not hosted a sitting U.S. President since Barack Obama attended the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane in 2014. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Trump in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 2025, signalling ongoing diplomatic engagement between the two countries.
The petition’s request for a ‘‘permanent ban’’ expands beyond conventional visa control, calling for exclusion of an entire administration rather than individuals, and invokes values-based language aimed at underscoring perceived misalignment between the petitioners’ view of Australian national character and the actions or rhetoric of President Trump.
No government official has indicated whether the petition will trigger a substantive policy decision or whether it will be treated formally as a request without further action.
As matters stand, the petition remains formally open for ministerial response and is pending a decision on whether to provide that response publicly or to take it forward into policy or regulatory review.
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